Antique Aircraft Air Tour beginning in La Grande
By Paul Hall on Friday, July 9th, 2021 in More Top Stories Northeastern Oregon News
LA GRANDE – The Pacific Northwest Air Tour is coming to La Grande this Sunday, July 11th. Forty antique and classic airplanes will be arriving during the early afternoon on Sunday and will depart Monday morning by 10:00 AM. This Air Tour is free to the public.
The Puget Sound Antique Airplane Club is organizing the air tour. The objective of the Air Tour is to recreate the historic barnstorming tours of the 1930’s that brought aviation appreciation to communities across the nation. A sampling of plane types will include Pre-war Howards, and Interstates; Stearman and Naval Aircraft Factory military trainers; and numerous post war Aeronca, Beechcraft, Bellanca, Cessna, Piper and Taylorcraft aircraft.
The public is invited to come out and view these remarkable planes during their stay at the La Grande/Union County Airport. The best viewing time will be from 2:00 to 5:00 pm Sunday when pilots will available to visit with.
The tour begins in La Grande, OR and will make stops in Nampa, Emmett, Buhl, Blackfoot and Jerome, ID before finishing in Ontario, OR.
